"of ""The Daily Beast"" wrote that ""Stone's turn is something close to masterful."" While calling Stone's performance ""phenomenal"" stating that she layered ""the character with vulnerability, anger, and sadness"", Adam Chitwood of ""Collider"" felt that the series ""should hopefully begin a welcome career resurgence."" Alex Maidy of ""JoBlo.com"" remaked that ""Sharon Stone is absolutely stunning in the lead role and proves that she is still as talented as ever."" For her leading roles in erotic and adult-themed feature films such as ""Basic Instinct"", ""Sliver"", and ""The Specialist"", she created a ""tough-talking, no-underwear, voyeuristic, cool-as-ice, sex symbol"" status during most of"
"Catherine Tramell, but Basinger declined. He had also proposed Julia Roberts, Greta Scacchi and Meg Ryan, but they also turned down the role, as did Michelle Pfeiffer, Geena Davis, Kathleen Turner, Ellen Barkin, and Mariel Hemingway. Verhoeven considered Demi Moore. Stone, who was eventually selected for the role, was a relative unknown until the success of this film; she was paid a minimal amount of $500,000, considering the film's extensive production budget. Filming in San Francisco was attended by gay and lesbian rights activists and demonstrators, and San Francisco Police Department riot police were present at every location daily to"
"rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 27 reviews. Stone was nominated for a Razzie Award for ""Worst New Star"" (as the new ""serious"" Sharon Stone) for this film and ""Last Dance"", where she lost to Pamela Anderson for ""Barb Wire"". The movie was a box office bomb, grossing far below its $45 million budget. Diabolique (1996 film) Diabolique is a 1996 American psychological thriller film directed by Jeremiah Chechik, written by Henri-Georges Clouzot and Don Roos, and starring Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, and Kathy Bates. The plot follows the wife and mistress of an abusive schoolmaster who find"
"""Superbad"" (2007), ""Zombieland"" (2009), ""Easy A"" (2010), ""Crazy, Stupid, Love"" (2011), ""The Help"" (2011), ""The Amazing Spider-Man"" (2012), ""The Amazing Spider-Man 2"" (2014), ""Birdman"" (2014), ""La La Land"" (2016), ""Battle of the Sexes"" (2017), and ""The Favourite"" (2018). Stone has been nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress for ""Birdman"" and Best Actress for ""La La Land"" and three British Academy Film Awards: BAFTA Rising Star Award, Best Supporting Actress for ""Birdman"", and Best Actress in a Leading Role for ""La La Land"", winning both of her nominations for ""La La Land"". She won Best Actress in a Comedy"
"Sharon Belle Sharon Belle (born May 7, 1992) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role in the web series ""Carmilla"" and ""Couple-ish"". Belle grew up in Keswick, Ontario. She later moved to Toronto and studied ""Acting on Film and Television"" at Humber College. After this she appeared in several films and on stage at the Alumnae Theatre and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Belle first gained popularity in 2014 for her portrayal of Danny Lawrence in the web series ""Carmilla"". In 2015, Belle was placed 46th on AfterEllen's Hot 100 List, beating stars like Emma Stone. In 2016,"
"later called this her ""rock bottom"" experience. In April 2007, she played Violet Trimble in the Fox action drama ""Drive"", but the show was canceled after seven episodes. Stone made her feature film debut in Greg Mottola's comedy ""Superbad"" (2007), co-starring Michael Cera and Jonah Hill. The film tells the story of two high school students who go through a series of comic misadventures after they plan to buy alcohol for a party. To play the role of Hill's romantic interest, she dyed her hair red. A reviewer for ""The Hollywood Reporter"" found her ""appealing"", but felt that her role"
"work as a spirited teenager in the film ""Weirdos"". Stone has earned praise for her use of facial expressions and silence on-screen. In a review of her performances, ""RogerEbert.com"" noted that viewers could gauge the mood of a scene merely by watching Stone. In 2016, she was cast as Dana Copeland in the disaster series ""Aftermath"". She later won the role of Eva, opposite Evan Rachel Wood, in the 2017 dramatic film ""Allure"". Stone began performing at the age of six, appearing in plays at elementary school. She developed an interest in professional acting three years later, a pursuit which"
"Sharon Stone Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and former fashion model. After modelling in television commercials and print advertisements, she made her film debut as an extra in Woody Allen's comedy-drama ""Stardust Memories"" (1980). Her first speaking part was in Wes Craven's horror film ""Deadly Blessing"" (1981), and throughout the 1980s, Stone went on to appear in films such as ""Irreconcilable Differences"" (1984), ""King Solomon's Mines"" (1985), ""Cold Steel"" (1987), and ""Above the Law"" (1988). She found mainstream prominence with her part in Paul Verhoeven's action film ""Total Recall"" (1990). Stone became a"
"Pomona. Vinnie decides to make a play for Rosie, lures Carter to California, steals his wallet and heads for Kentucky with the original blackmail material. Carter begs Vinnie's friend, a grocery clerk named Cecilia, to follow Vinnie and recover the material that he has in a box. The film received negative reviews from critics. It currently holds a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 61 reviews. Simpatico (film) Simpatico is a 1999 film directed by Matthew Warchus and starring Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, Sharon Stone, Catherine Keener and Albert Finney. It was adapted for the screen from the 1994"
"In 1996, Stone starred in the psychological thriller ""Diabolique"", as the mistress of a cruel school master collaborating with his wife in an attempt to murder him. Subsequently, in the same year, she appeared as a woman waiting on death row for a brutal double murder she committed in her teens, in the little-seen drama ""Last Dance"". Both films received lukewarm reviews, and earned Stone a Razzie Award nomination for Worst New Star (as the new serious Sharon Stone). In 1998, Stone starred with Dustin Hoffman and Samuel L. Jackson in the science fiction psychological thriller ""Sphere"", directed and produced"
"starring Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long, and a young Drew Barrymore. Stone played a starlet who breaks up the marriage of a successful director and his screenwriter wife. In 1984, she appeared in ""Echoes of the Mind"", a two-part episode of ""Magnum, P.I."", playing identical twins, one a love interest of Tom Selleck's character. Through the remainder of the 1980s, she had roles in such films as ""King Solomon's Mines"" (1985) and ""Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold"" (1986), and played Steven Seagal's wife in ""Above the Law"" (1988). In 1988, she played Janice Henry for the filming of"
"with an average rating of 5.3/10. Sharon Stone was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst New Star (as the new serious Sharon Stone) for this film and ""Diabolique"", where she lost to Pamela Anderson for ""Barb Wire"". Roger Ebert of the ""Chicago Sun-Times"" felt the film handled ""potentially powerful material thoughtfully"" and made a ""good showcase for Stone"". However, he pointed out that the film suffered from the ""inescapable misfortune"" of being following too soon after the ""unquestioned masterpiece"" of ""Dead Man Walking"". In comparison, Ebert felt ""Last Dance"" ""comes across as earnest but unoriginal"". James Berardinelli of ReelViews"
"Clare Stone Clare Stone (born 1992) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in such films and television works as ""Would Be Kings"", ""The Jane Show"", ""Breach"", ""Mom at Sixteen"", """", ""Godsend"", """", ""Beautiful Girl"" and ""Mr. Nobody"". Stone has also starred in CBC Television's ""Wild Roses"" as Charlotte Henry, the adopted Aboriginal daughter of rancher Maggie Henry, as well as in the episode ""Run to Me"" of CTV's ""Flashpoint"" series as Sarah Porter. Stone graduated from Bishop Strachan School high school in 2010. She has a sister named Julia Sheasgreen, who has been an international model for 21 years."
"""The Guardian"" praised her for playing against type, and credited her for being ""strong"" and ""convincing"" in the part. Even so, the film earned less than its $25 million budget. Stone received her fourth Golden Globe nomination for it, and attended the ceremony with King. In 2018, Stone and Rachel Weisz starred as Abigail Masham and Sarah Churchill, two cousins, fighting for the affection of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) in Yorgos Lanthimos's historical drama ""The Favourite"". Stone found it challenging being an American among a British cast, and had difficulty in mastering the accent. The film premiered at the 75th"
"""The Quick and the Dead"" (1995), ""Last Dance"" (1996), ""Sphere"" (1998), ""Catwoman"" (2004), ""Broken Flowers"" (2005), ""Alpha Dog"" (2006), ""Basic Instinct 2"" (2006), ""Bobby"" (2006), ""Lovelace"" (2013), ""Fading Gigolo"" (2013), and ""The Disaster Artist"" (2017). In 1995, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2005, she was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France. On television, Stone has had notable performances in the mini-series ""War and Remembrance"" (1987) and the made-for-HBO film ""If These Walls Could Talk 2"" (2000). She made guest-appearances in ""The Practice"" (2004), winning the Emmy Award for"
"he was approached, Woody Allen considered playing Charlie. Chevy Chase, Albert Brooks, and Martin Short also considered the role but did not like the character. Sharon Stone was initially set to play Harriet Michaels, the supposed axe murderer of the film's title. Like Myers, who has two roles in the film, Stone wanted to play Harriet and the role of Rose, Harriet's sister, the latter portrayed in the film by Amanda Plummer. Studio executives at Sony did not like the idea of Stone playing both roles, and she therefore refused to accept the part. Nancy Travis was then cast in"
"Globe and a SAG award for Best Actress. Stone's sole film release of 2017 was the sports drama ""Battle of the Sexes"", based on the 1973 eponymous match between tennis players Billie Jean King (Stone) and Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell). In preparation, Stone met with King, watched old footage and interviews of her, trained with a dialect coach to speak in King's accent, and drank high-calorie protein shakes to gain . The film premiered to positive reviews at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and certain critics considered Stone's performance to be the best of her career. Benjamin Lee of"
"Diane Kruger Diane Kruger (née Heidkrüger; ; born 15 July 1976) is a German-American actress and former fashion model. She is known for roles such as Helen in the epic war film ""Troy"" (2004), Dr. Abigail Chase in the heist film ""National Treasure"" (2004) and (2007), Bridget von Hammersmark in Quentin Tarantino's war film ""Inglourious Basterds"" (2009), and Gina in the psychological thriller film ""Unknown"" (2011). She also starred as Detective Sonya Cross in the FX crime drama series ""The Bridge"" (2013–14). In 2017, she made her German-language debut in Fatih Akin's ""In the Fade"", for which she won the"
"the miniseries ""War and Remembrance"". In Dutch film director Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi action film ""Total Recall"" (1990), with Arnold Schwarzenegger, she played the role of Lori Quaid, the seemingly loving wife of Schwarzenegger's character, later revealed to be an agent sent by a corrupt and ruthless governor to monitor him. The film received favorable reviews and made $261.2 million worldwide, giving Stone's career a major boost. She appeared in five feature films the following year, though those were smaller-scale productions than that of ""Total Recall""; she appeared alongside Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Perkins, and Nathan Lane in the romantic comedy ""He"
"as costume designer on de Bont's films ""Speed"" (1994), ""Twister"" (1996) and ""The Haunting"" (1999), as well as Verhoeven's films ""Basic Instinct"" (1992), ""Showgirls"" (1995), ""Starship Troopers"" (1997) and ""Hollow Man"" (2002). She won an Emmy and a Costume Designers Guild Award in 2013 for her work on the Liberace biopic ""Behind the Candelabra"". In 2016 she was given the Career Achievement Award by the Costume Designers Guild. In 2017 she gained further praise for her work on ""The Greatest Showman"", which garnered her a further nomination for Excellence in Period Film with the Costume Designers Guild. Sharon Stone has"
"8 of ""The Practice"". For her performance, she received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Also in 2003, she appeared in a James Woods-directed American Stroke Association television commercial to raise awareness of the symptoms of stroke. This commercial was also shown in Canada courtesy of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. In the early 2000s, Stone attempted a return to the mainstream with roles in the films ""Cold Creek Manor"" (2003), with Dennis Quaid, and ""Catwoman"" (2004), with Halle Berry. In the mystery psychological thriller ""Cold Creek Manor"", she and Quaid played a"
"process as ""instinctive"", stating: ""It's one of those things when you feel you're right and you need to insist no matter what."" Colman was his first and only choice for Queen Anne, and she readily accepted, despite having portrayed Queen Elizabeth in ""Hyde Park on Hudson"" (2012) and Queen Elizabeth II in ""The Crown"". After Winslet left the project, Lanthimos approached Cate Blanchett for the role of Sarah, who turned down the offer due to “timing issues”, after which he approached Weisz, who accepted the role. For Abigail, Lanthimos agreed to allow Stone, whom he was only familiar with for"
"Up There Likes Me"" (1956), ""The Garment Jungle"" (1957), ""The Invisible Boy"" (1957), ""Spartacus"" (1960), ""The Chapman Report"" (1962), """" (1963), ""The Greatest Story Ever Told"" (1965), ""Girl Happy"" (1965), ""The St. Valentine's Day Massacre"" (1967, as Frank Nitti), ""The Big Mouth"" (1967), ""The Seven Minutes"" (1971), ""Mitchell"" (1975), and ""Hardly Working"" (1980). Although Stone went on to perform secondary roles in a number of films, he became a recognizable face to television viewers. He played Handyman in the comedy ""The Hartmans"", Jake Goldberg in the drama ""The Goldbergs"", and Lieutenant Hauser in the drama ""The Walter Winchell File"". In"
"Chapman (Andrew Duggan) and his assistant Paul Radford (Efrem Zimbalist Jr) are looking for volunteers for their sex survey, and four women volunteer: Sarah Garnell (Shelley Winters), a middle-aged woman who is having an affair with young theater director Fred Linden (Ray Danton); Teresa Harnish (Glynis Johns), a happily married woman who becomes attracted to brawny football player Ed Kraski (Ty Hardin); Naomi Shields (Claire Bloom), an alcoholic nymphomaniac who takes up with an unsavory jazz musician; and Kathleen Barclay (Jane Fonda), a young widow who thinks she is frigid. Based on Irving Wallace's novel that was based on the"
"issue of it. I just wanted to deal with these three women as human beings. It didn't matter that there were relationships of the same gender. I stopped thinking about that very early on in the process.""Lanthimos also elaborated on the ""positive"" effect the Me Too movement had on the film:""Because of the prevalent male gaze in cinema, women are portrayed as housewives, girlfriends… Our small contribution is we're just trying to show them as complex and wonderful and horrific as they are, like other human beings."" In September 2015, it was announced that Emma Stone, Olivia Colman and Kate"
"""The 39 Steps"" (1959), ""Lolita"" (1962), ""Ladies Who Do"" (1963), ""Oh! What a Lovely War"" (1969) and the first two ""Quatermass"" films. Her most serious and arguably most dramatic role was as Lena Van Broecken in three episodes of the BBC's ""Secret Army"" between 1977 and 1978. Stone, whose nickname was ""Mugsie"", was credited in her early films under the name ""Mary Stone"", and also has been credited as ""Marion Stone"". She was married for fifty years, from 1947 to 1997, to actor-turned-theatre-critic and film historian Peter Noble, with whom she had two children, one of whom is DJ Kara"
"Katherine Heigl of ""Grey's Anatomy"" fame. Havins portrayed a bride. She also appeared in the film ""Old Dogs"". In 2011, Havins joined John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Mekhi Phifer as part of the main cast for ""Torchwood's"" fourth series, """", airing on BBC Worldwide and US premium television network Starz. She portrays character Esther Drummond, ""an innocent, in a world of assassins, liars and zealots"". She also filmed guest spots on """" and ""Grey's Anatomy"". In July 2011 it was confirmed that Havins will return for several episodes of ""All My Children"" to be broadcast later in the year. Havins"
"she portrayed a model in the film ""Night Angel"". In 2001, Kimmell portrayed the murderer, Susan Smith, in the television film ""Sins of the Mother"". In 2013, Kimmell appeared as herself in the documentary ""Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th"". Dana Kimmell Dana Kimmell (born October 26, 1959) is an American former actress and model. She is best known for her role as Chris Higgins in Steve Miner's 3D slasher-horror film ""Friday the 13th Part III"" (1982). Other film roles include ""Sweet Sixteen"" (1983) and ""Lone Wolf McQuade"" (1983). Outside of film, Kimmell has guest starred"
"""Atonement"" – Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer ""'2008: ""The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"" – Donald Graham Burt and Victor J. Zolfo ""'2009: ""Avatar"" – Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, and Kim Sinclair 2010: ""Inception"" – Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, and Doug Mowat 2011: ""Hugo"" – Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo 2012: ""Les Misérables"" – Eve Stewart and Anna Lynch-Robinson 2013: ""The Great Gatsby"" – Catherine Martin and Beverly Dunn 2014: ""The Grand Budapest Hotel"" – Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock 2015: """" – Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson 2016: ""Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"" – Stuart"
"with her mother, and made her television debut in ""In Search of the New Partridge Family"" (2004), a reality show that produced only an unsold pilot. After small television roles, she made her film debut in ""Superbad"" (2007), and received positive media attention for her role in ""Zombieland"" (2009). The 2010 teen comedy ""Easy A"" was Stone's first starring role, earning her nominations for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. This breakthrough was followed with further success in the romantic comedy ""Crazy, Stupid, Love"" (2011) and the drama ""The Help"" (2011). Stone gained"
"$4,197,729 at the North American box office despite its $30 million budget. ""Gloria"" currently holds a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 29 reviews. Gloria (1999 American film) Gloria is a remake of the 1980 film of the same name written and directed by John Cassavetes. It was directed by Sidney Lumet and stars Sharon Stone as Gloria. It is also notable as George C. Scott's final theatrically-released film. The supporting cast also includes Jeremy Northam, Cathy Moriarty-Gentile, Bonnie Bedelia, and Barry McEvoy. Gloria (Sharon Stone) has just got out of prison, where she has served three years to"
"London. Gemmell was married in Westminster, London, in 1997 to actor Ray Stevenson, whom she met in 1995 during the filming of TV drama ""Band of Gold"". The couple divorced in 2005. Gemmell has played a variety of roles mainly in theatres plus TV dramas. She played the leading female role ""Fever Pitch"", based on Nick Hornby's novel of the same name, starring opposite Colin Firth and had another leading role in the comedy/drama ""2 January"" (2006). In 2004 she starred in ""Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me"" as the mother of the title character, who abandoned her when she was"
"""According to Jim"", Penny Hadcoate in ""Judging Amy"", Woman in ""The Tick"", Interviewer in ""Charmed"", Mona in ""ER"", Marcy Katz in ""JAG"" and Rebecca Wainwright in ""Martial Law"". In 2013, Coleman starred in the MTV scripted show ""Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous"". Besides her work in television, Coleman has appeared in films such as ""Sour Grapes, Life Sold Separately"", the IMAX 3D feature """" and as Helen Stacy, the mother of Emma Stone's character, in ""The Amazing Spider-Man"" and ""The Amazing Spider-Man 2"". She has worked with James Randi, a well known skeptic and paranormal debunker, as a ""psychic"""